Jeremiah 17:8

Good News Translation

He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water. It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green; it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit.

Cross References

Job 29:19

I was like a tree whose roots always have water and whose branches are wet with dew.

Job 8:16

Evil people sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden.

Psalm 1:3

They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do.

Proverbs 11:28

Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.

Isaiah 58:11

And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry.

Isaiah 61:3

To give to those who mourn in Zion Joy and gladness instead of grief, A song of praise instead of sorrow. They will be like trees That the Lord himself has planted. They will all do what is right, And God will be praised for what he has done.

Jeremiah 39:18

I will keep you safe, and you will not be put to death. You will escape with your life because you have put your trust in me. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Ezekiel 31:3

You are like a cedar in Lebanon, With beautiful, shady branches, A tree so tall it reaches the clouds.

Ezekiel 47:12

On each bank of the stream all kinds of trees will grow to provide food. Their leaves will never wither, and they will never stop bearing fruit. They will have fresh fruit every month, because they are watered by the stream that flows from the Temple. The trees will provide food, and their leaves will be used for healing people.”